Static B10 Lifetime GaN-HEMT based PV Inverter: Reliability Simulation for India

India-based reliability simulation for a 3 kW grid-connected photovoltaic inverter using wide-bandgap semiconductors. The dataset, created by Sainadh Singh Kshatri, models the B10 lifetime using a two-parameter Weibull distribution and Monte Carlo simulation with 10,000 samples. It compares performance metrics like switch losses and efficiency for conventional IGBT, super junction MOSFET, silicon carbide MOSFET, and gallium nitride HEMT based inverters under a one-minute resolution yearly mission profile.

Use Cases

• Compare inverter efficiency and power losses based on the described performance metrics for different semiconductor types.
• Model semiconductor device lifetime and reliability based on the described B10 lifetime and Weibull distribution methodology.
• Analyze the impact of environmental mission profiles based on the described solar irradiance and ambient temperature data for Narsapur, India.
• Benchmark the performance of wide-bandgap semiconductors against conventional IGBTs based on the described 40% loss reduction claim.

Strengths

• Simulation includes 10,000 Monte Carlo samples with 5% parameter variation for robust statistical analysis.
• Compares four distinct semiconductor technologies (IGBT, SJ-M, SiC-M, GaN-H) across multiple performance metrics.
• Analysis is grounded in a real-time, one-minute resolution yearly mission profile for a specific location (Narsapur, India).

Limitations

• Dataset is very small at 5.5 KB, indicating limited scope or summary-level data.
• Row count and specific column-level documentation are unknown, requiring manual inspection after download.
• The description is detailed but the actual data file's structure and granularity are not specified.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Sainadh Singh Kshatri

Collection Method

Likely contains simulation results from reliability modeling using Monte Carlo simulation and Weibull distribution.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 17:41:48; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Narsapur, India